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Indeed. I'd go with dead simple rules. The below assumes whitespace or punctuation on either side: *bold* _italic_ *_bold italic_* _*also bold italic*_
by nine_k 7mo ago
Indeed. I'd go with dead simple rules. The below assumes whitespace or punctuation on either side:
*bold*
_italic_
*_bold italic_*
_*also bold italic*_
Any other combination does not parse as formatting, and is considered literal text. Yes, this prevents marginally useful cases like putting an italic fragment in the middle of the word. I'd be fine with that.
- xigoi 7mo agoIf I’m understanding correctly, your rules are based on word boundaries? How do you define a word boundary?
- nine_k 7mo agoWord boundaries are a complex thing, especially in languages like Chinese or Japanese. Whitespace and punctuation are much less complicated, even if we take the full Unicode case. So the boundary where formatting is considered is between (whitespace | punctuation) and anything else.
- xigoi 7mo agoSo now you have to distribute a character class table in every implementation of your language, which is precisely what the author of Djot wanted to avoid.
- NetMageSCW 7mo agoSo y = x * 7 + b * c will be bolded in the middle?
- johannesrexx 7mo agoNo